RECONSTRUCTION
Harper's Weekly, July 1, 1865, page 403 (Domestic Intelligence)
The following prominent rebels have applied for pardon under the provisions of President Johnson’s amnesty proclamation: Alexander H. Stephens; R.M.T. Hunter; Postmaster-General Reagan; W.W. Boyce, of South Carolina; T.O. Gholson, of Virginia; William T. Avery, of Tennessee; R.H. Hill, of Georgia; Major-Generals J.B. Kershaw, William Mahone, George Pickett, and Echols; and Brigadier-Generals J.B. Simms, Basil W. Duke, H.A. Quarles, M.J. Wright, H.P. Jackson, Wm. H. Peck, William C. Wickham, J.R. Anderson, W.N.B. Pratt, W.L. Capett, and R.L. Page
1. Look a few of these individuals up and make a statement as to why they should, or should not, be allowed to take the oath and receive amnesty.
Harper's Weekly, July 1, 1865, page 403 (Domestic Intelligence)
The following prominent rebels have applied for pardon under the provisions of President Johnson’s amnesty proclamation: Alexander H. Stephens; R.M.T. Hunter; Postmaster-General Reagan; W.W. Boyce, of South Carolina; T.O. Gholson, of Virginia; William T. Avery, of Tennessee; R.H. Hill, of Georgia; Major-Generals J.B. Kershaw, William Mahone, George Pickett, and Echols; and Brigadier-Generals J.B. Simms, Basil W. Duke, H.A. Quarles, M.J. Wright, H.P. Jackson, Wm. H. Peck, William C. Wickham, J.R. Anderson, W.N.B. Pratt, W.L. Capett, and R.L. Page
1. Look a few of these individuals up and make a statement as to why they should, or should not, be allowed to take the oath and receive amnesty.